named-checkzone

Name

named-checkzone -- zone file validity checking tool

Synopsis

named-checkzone [-d] [-q] [-v] [-c class] [-t directory] [-w directory] {zonename} {filename}

DESCRIPTION

named-checkzone checks the syntax and integrity of a zone file. It performs the same checks as named does when loading a zone. This makes named-checkzone useful for checking zone files before configuring them into a name server.

OPTIONS

-d

Enable debugging.

-q

Quiet mode - exit code only.

-v

Print the version of the named-checkzone program and exit.

-c class

Specify the class of the zone. If not specified "IN" is assumed.

-t directory

chroot to directory so that include directives in the configuration file are processed as if run by a similarly chrooted named.

-w directory

chdir to directory so that relative filenames in master file $INCLUDE directives work. This is similar to the directory clause in named.conf.

zonename

The domain name of the zone being checked.

filename

The name of the zone file.

RETURN VALUES

named-checkzone returns an exit status of 1 if errors were detected and 0 otherwise.

SEE ALSO

named(8), RFC 1035, BIND 9 Administrator Reference Manual.

AUTHOR

Internet Software Consortium